Pictured above: Nominated Verona Cocks

The shortlist for the annual Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2010 has been announced and Weightmans has received an impressive three nominations.

Employment Associate Laura Kearsley is up for Assistant / Associate Solicitor of the year, Partner and head of the Commercial Dispute Resolution and Insolvency team in the Midlands Verona Cocks is nominated for Commercial Solicitor of the Year while Bhavesh Prajapati has been shortlisted for Trainee Solicitor of the Year.

The news comes after a successful year for Weightmans' Birmingham office that included numerous high-level appointments and a series of client wins. The firm has steadily been raising its profile with the Midlands business community and David Tuck, head of the Birmingham office is naturally delighted with the nomination success:

"To have three nominations for this year's awards shows that we employ some of the region's finest lawyers. All three candidates thoroughly deserve the recognition and everyone here hopes they get to take home the gold."

Laura Kearsley, a prominent figure in the legal community as Chairwoman of the West Midlands branch of the Association of Women Solicitors said of the nomination:

"I am very excited about being on the shortlist and to be joined by two of my colleagues and friends is a real treat."

The Legal Awards is not the only ceremony Verona Cocks will be attending this year; she has also been nominated in the legal category for the Women on their Way awards 2010.

She said: "To receive public recognition not only in the legal community but amongst the region's best businesses is both humbling and exciting."

The winners of the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2010 will be announced at the annual awards ceremony on 25 March at the ICC in Birmingham.

Verona will find out whether she has been successful in the Women on their Way 2010 Awards on 19 March 2010 at the Aston Villa Football Club.